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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: John Franklin <johnfranklin12198@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 01:28:25 -0700
Subject: Notification Of Your Compensation Fund.
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hope all is right with you; Please I advised that you should read this
email message very carefully and urgently get back to me immediately to
avoid wrong delivery of your overdue inheritance unpaid ATM CARD fund worth
of $10.5 Million USD presently at our custody United Nation.
Based on the meeting held yesterday with the United Nations Official, US
Embassy USA Official and IMF officials In collaboration with Office of the
Presidency USA and Federal Ministry of Finance F.M.F USA regarding all
overdue inheritance payment File of which your name and your phone number
was listed among the unpaid beneficiary, I writing to inform you that your
files appeared on our desk to pay you a partial payment of $10.5 million US
Dollars of your funds for this First quarter of the year.
But we are having misunderstanding because a lady by name Mrs. Monica Ohge,
from United States of America called our Office on Friday stating that she
is your new next of kin that you have given her the power of attorney to
claim your unpaid ATM CARD Fund worth of $10.5 Million USD, she clearly
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